Abstract
Packet filters are rules for classifying packets based on their header fields. Packet classification is essential to routers supporting services such as quality of service (QoS), virtual private networks (VPNs), and firewalls. A filter conflict occurs when two or more filters overlap, creating an ambiguity in packet classification. Current techniques for resolving filter conflicts are based on prioritizing conflicting filters, and choosing the higher priority filter. We show that such ordering does not always work. Instead, we propose a new scheme for conflict resolution, which is based on the idea of adding resolve filters. Our main results are algorithms for detecting and resolving conflicts in a filter database. We have tried our algorithm on 3 existing firewall databases, and have found conflicts, which are potential security holes, in each of them.
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